Peter Cooper
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Peter Cooper was a 19th-century American industrialist, inventor, and philanthropist best known for founding The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Cooper canonical | 19 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Green-Wood Cemetery ⓘ |
| candidateInElection |
1876 United States presidential election
ⓘ
surface form:
United States presidential election of 1876
|
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Edward Cooper
ⓘ
Sarah Amelia Cooper ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1791-02-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1883-04-04 ⓘ |
| designed | Tom Thumb (locomotive) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cooper ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education philanthropy
ⓘ
engineering ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| founded |
Cooper Union
ⓘ
Cooper Union ⓘ
surface form:
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
|
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | English descent ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cooper Union Foundation Building
ⓘ
surface form:
Cooper Union Foundation Building (as founder’s project)
|
| honoredIn |
Cooper Square
ⓘ
surface form:
Cooper Square, Manhattan
|
| knownFor |
development of the Tom Thumb steam locomotive
ⓘ
founding Cooper Union ⓘ philanthropy in education ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Greenback Party ⓘ |
| name | Peter Cooper self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cooper Union
ⓘ
surface form:
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
|
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| owned |
glue factory
ⓘ
iron works in New York ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | presidential candidate of the Greenback Party ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Gramercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Gramercy Park, Manhattan
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Bedell ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tom Thumb (locomotive)
subject surface form:
Green-Wood Cemetery